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Lunar Module 5

For those interested I have just posted some videos showing the data acquisition camera (DAC) footage on descent and ascent of the lunar modules with the footage realigned to show what the lunar module pilots possibly saw during those portions of the flight. By turning the footage about 45 degrees to the left a better perspective is gained.

I also put together a video of all the landings in a single multi-screen format. I have edited all the audio of the landings and put the whole package together here:

This video is one of the more complicated I have put together.

I hope that some of you enjoy this and the other videos.

Skytrotter

Very, very nice!

Lunar Module 5

Thanks Sky! Appreciated

Skytrotter

Was the synchronization point the callout Contact light? Was MET of the official touchdown time used?

The audio part must have been a bear to deal with, the pick the best parts of each landing and keep it all synced.

Lunar Module 5

Having already completed the individual landing videos I simply put them all together and then had to go through each audio track, pick the bits I wanted and tried to make sure they overlapped to create no gaps. After all that it was fairly easy to overlap the segments.

Lunar Module 5

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to collectSPACE members who have watched the video. According to YouTube statistics over 50% of the viewings have been from cS. This makes me wonder how many of you who have watched it from here usually watch it on YouTube?

You are more than welcome Paul - thanks for the good words on the video

model maker

I have always wanted to see the footage realigned so I wouldn't have to tilt my head sideways to see what it really looked like.

chet

That is one very exhilarating video!

Blackarrow

A very nice piece of work.

I still think the Apollo 14 landing film is marginally the best in terms of technical quality and content, but at the very end is it my imagination or does the descent engine continue to fire for several seconds AFTER touchdown?

Technically, the worst film is Apollo 17. It's not so obvious in this version, but I always thought it looked dark and very grainy, as if it had been underexposed, then specially processed to give a usable film. Is it known why the Apollo 17 film is a little poor in quality? Exposure set wrongly? Faulty film? Faulty camera? Faulty processing?